Review -Lighthouse Log (Tiered) (Tier 2 will file a report on the adventure at Three Skeleton Key; Tier 1 will sequence a list of events.)-Discuss previous day’s Quick Check
Define and Apply -Review foreshadowing and suspense.
--Give examples of suspense through audio clips Jaws
Creating Suspense -Focus on specific passages of the story that build suspense -Complete "Steps to Suspense," p. 48 in Holt Reader.
Listening and Visualizing -Listen to the radio broadcast of “Three Skeleton Key” -While listening, students should draw what they visualize. -Discuss the sounds that add to the suspense of the broadcast.
Basic Tiered Activity Example: Completing a Character Map Tier 1. (Low) Describe: -How the character looks -What the character says -How the character thinks or acts -The most important thing to know about the character Tier 2. (Middle) Describe: -What the character says or does -What the character really means to say or do -What goals does the character have -What the character would mostly like us to know about him or her -What changes the character went through Tier 3. (High) Describe: -Clues the author gives us about the character -Why the author gives these clues -The author’s bottom line about this character
Assessment: "Vocabulary and Comprehension," p. 49 in Holt Reader.
Review
-Lighthouse Log (Tiered) (Tier 2 will file a report on the adventure at Three Skeleton Key; Tier 1 will sequence a list of events.)-Discuss previous day’s Quick Check
Define and Apply
-Review foreshadowing and suspense.
--Give examples of suspense through audio clips
Jaws
Creating Suspense
-Focus on specific passages of the story that build suspense
-Complete "Steps to Suspense," p. 48 in Holt Reader.
Listening and Visualizing
-Listen to the radio broadcast of “Three Skeleton Key”
-While listening, students should draw what they visualize.
-Discuss the sounds that add to the suspense of the broadcast.
Character Map:
Example: Read Write Think
Basic Tiered Activity Example: Completing a Character Map
Tier 1. (Low) Describe:
-How the character looks -What the character says -How the character thinks or acts -The most important thing to know about the character
Tier 2. (Middle) Describe:
-What the character says or does -What the character really means to say or do -What goals does the character have -What the character would mostly like us to know about him
or her -What changes the character went through
Tier 3. (High) Describe:
-Clues the author gives us about the character -Why the author gives these clues -The author’s bottom line about this character
Assessment: "Vocabulary and Comprehension," p. 49 in Holt Reader.